"Dolphins!" Ranpo Edogawa grabbed Munechika's sleeve and said, "Hey, there will be a dolphin show in fifteen minutes, shall we go and watch it?"

Munechika stood in front of the canteen and took back the popsicle he was handing to Kenji Miyazawa, "I understand."

He nodded and handed a delicious stick from his bag to Edogawa Ranbu.

After receiving the snacks, Edogawa Ranpo happily opened the package and burst into laughter.

"Hey~ I want to eat too!" Dazai Osamu came over at some point and pushed Miyazawa Kenji aside. Before he could continue sprawling and rolling, a roasted ham stick with a fragrant aroma appeared in front of his nose.

"Here, it's yours." The expression on Munechika's face was more of a habit than helplessness. There was nothing special about it, as if everything was normal.

"You're surprisingly caring." In the rest area not far away, at the round table and chairs under the huge parasol, Akiko Yosano placed a smoothie in front of her and looked at the group of people who were having a lively atmosphere. "By the way, does anyone know why Ranpo-san suddenly said he wanted to come to the amusement park?"

It’s not that I don’t want to come, it’s just nice to come here once in a while.

But it was a bit difficult to arrange the schedule if we only said we were coming one day in advance.

But he is Mr. Ranbu after all.

Kunikida Doppo, who was adjusting his next plan, held the notebook and said seriously, "Since it is Ranpo-san's request, there must be some reason for it."

Haruno Kirako was passing by with a tray, and after hearing the conversation, she smiled and said, "Actually, the workload these two days is very light, and there are no urgent requests. Even if I take a day off, it won't be very busy afterwards."

Just like usual.

Haruno Kirako placed the tall glass of mixed juice on the tray on the table and put the tray away: "President, please have some."

Over there, Munechika still remembered the dolphins that Edogawa Ranpo had mentioned, and after handing the ham to Dazai Osamu, he looked back at the calm adults who were sitting together and resting.

As for why I want to emphasize the calm adults.

Needless to say.

"Anything else? It's delicious~" With snack crumbs hanging from his lips, Ranpo Edogawa looked down at Munechika with his head tilted longingly.

"Where are you going?" Dazai Osamu spoke incoherently while biting ham with his head down.

Kenji Miyazawa was eating his popsicle obediently on the side, while the Tanizaki siblings formed their own little pink bubble world, attracting the attention of passers-by.

Munechika: …

Minors are

These two adults are easy to take care of.

"You can't eat for now. It's almost time for lunch." Munechika rejected Edogawa Ranpo's request and replied to Dazai Osamu, "Go ask everyone if they want to go see dolphins together."

After all, it’s better to have more people when we go out to play together.

And this is the team building of the Armed Detective Club.

Upon hearing this, Edogawa Ranpo immediately forgot that he had just been turned down for snacks: "Great!"

Munechika walked over and was followed by a line of mature adults who wanted to see dolphins.

Yosano Akiko: "Dolphin show? Sure, the little animals are pretty cute."

Kunikida Doppo looked at Dazai Osamu with a subtle expression, closed the paper in his hand and said: "Since Mr. Ranpo wants to go..."

He turned around to look at Fukuzawa Yukichi who was sitting at the next table, cleared his throat, and said to Munechika: "Today is the day I have the least worries. Please feel free to do as you please."

Please feel free to arrange it.

There was no need to be harmed by Dazai, no need to look for Dazai Osamu who had committed suicide somewhere, and the itinerary was not disrupted much except for the amusement park.

It’s really touching!

This is a rare opportunity, so he should relax and have some fun.

Fukuzawa Yukichi nodded in response to Munechika's gaze.

This means approval, right?

Just as Munechika was about to open the amusement park's map to check the route to see where the dolphinarium was, he was interrupted by a voice.

"Then let Lord Ranpo lead the way, let's go!" Ranpo the cat poked his head out from behind Munechika, raised his hand and said loudly.

······

Sorry, did I hear you wrong?

I am most afraid of the sudden silence of the air.

After exchanging glances with Yosano Akiko and Kunikida Doppo, Munechika was still maintaining his eye contact with President Fukuzawa. As he had zero ability to read President Fukuzawa's facial expressions, and looking at the other person's usual calm expression, he began to wonder whether he was hallucinating or whether Mr. Ranpo really said that?

Dazai Osamu chuckled quietly, leaned against the parasol pole with his arms folded, and looked at their expressions with interest.

Outside the signal circle of Miyazawa Kenji, he was completely unaware of the problem. He shook the stick of the popsicle in his hand, raised his head and looked around. When he saw the trash can, his eyes lit up and he trotted towards it.

The Tanizaki siblings also created strange pink bubbles at the flaming balloon next to the store.

Hey, there are more and more passers-by, please pay attention to your image!

Edogawa Ranpo was obviously very dissatisfied with their reactions, saying, "Hey, you guys, do you think Ranpo-sama can't lead the way?"

Oh, it's not

Auditory hallucination.

Munechika suppressed the desire to turn back. He was afraid that his eyes would reveal everything, so he turned his head away and looked around to no avail. He actually looked at Dazai Osamu for help.

When Dazai Osamu received this gaze, he felt strange, but he was not that surprised.

He spread his arms, shrugged, and shook his head, indicating that there was nothing he could do.

"Uh... Ranpo-sama." Kunikida Dopo, who often went to pick up the lost Ranpo-sama, felt that he had some say, but in the choice between trusting Ranpo-sama and trusting his own judgment, he thought about it... thought about it twice... and chose to trust Ranpo-sama, "I understand, I have no objection."

After taking the last sip of their smoothies with Akiko Yosano, they put down their cups and said with a smile, "Isn't this interesting?"

Fukuzawa Yukichi stood up from his chair, and the ice cubes in the half-remaining glass of juice on the table floated up and down, making slight clinking sounds.

“…”

Munechika: I understand. This means I will risk my life for you.

But how to say it.

Let Mr. Ranbu lead the way. It's normal if he leads you in the right direction, and it's also normal if he leads you in the wrong direction.

Standing in front of the huge theater that was decorated like a palace, Munechika looked at the distance to the oceanarium on the map, one to the south and one to the north, and frowned helplessly.

It's like playing the game of flipping a coin with your eyes closed. It goes up and down, and no one knows which side it will land on.

Kunikida Doppo seemed very calm and never mentioned the fact that Edogawa Ranpo had led them astray: "This place seems to be good. The dolphin show over there has started anyway, so why not watch it here?"

Naomi Tanizaki leaned on Junichiro Tanizaki: "It doesn't matter to me. As long as I'm with my brother, it doesn't matter where I go~"

Edogawa Ranpominato was looking at the map beside Munechika, and he was furious when he heard this: "There must be something wrong with this map!"

Munechika remained calm and lied, "I'm sorry, I got it wrong."

"Pfft." Dazai Osamu really couldn't help it, "Ahem, sorry, don't mind me."

The poster on the side showed the performance time, and it seemed that they arrived at the middle of the show. The theater was clean and empty, but there were a few passers-by on the road, so their large group easily attracted attention.

"Brother, what do you want to see?" Naomi Tanizaki stood in front of a poster holding Tanizaki Junichiro's arm, holding her face with one hand and blushing, "How about this Lonely Island Soul? Or the Green Forbidden Fruit--"

Munechika covered the ears of Miyazawa Kenji, who happened to be not standing too far away.

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Remember this kid is only 14 years old, and is a rare person who is shorter than him! Don't listen to such lewd words!

Just like Kunikida Doppo said, we're already here.

The theater here is divided into different venues, some open-air and some indoor. Each poster has a different address and the shows that will be performed at different times. Since there were so many shows, we quickly went to watch them.

Munechika saw that everyone had accepted watching a theater here. Even Dazai Osamu was excited to choose a location and look at the posters. President Fukuzawa was also in front of a poster. However, Edogawa Ranpo seemed to be standing in front of a poster without any interest. He glanced at it and then stopped. It was probably not as attractive as the snacks in Munechika's bag.

Next to Munechika was Miyazawa Kenji, who was looking at the poster with his finger on his chin, looking troubled. Seeing that Munechika would be fine for the time being, he quietly approached Edogawa Ranpo.

The moment he saw the poster in front of the other person, Munechika was silent.

...This is a crime theater!

What's the difference between this and showing off one's skills in front of a big shot?

Munechika was feeling distressed. The other party invited him, but he didn't seem to have anything to give in return. At most he bought some snacks, but that basically didn't count.

"Mr. Ranpo, do you still want to see dolphins?"

There should be a dolphin souvenir shop in the amusement park, right? It's probably too late to go there now, but I can still buy a small doll.

"Huh?" Edogawa turned around randomly.

The empty theater hall suddenly became noisy, as if a show had ended. Tourists began to walk in from the open-air platform entrance, passing the hall and heading out the door.

A man in a suit was talking on the phone with an anxious look on his face. As he walked out, he looked around aimlessly out of despair.

After seeing the back figure in front of the poster and the obvious ochre hair without the hat, he held his breath and his hands were shaking so much that he could hardly hold the phone. He widened his eyes and stared for a while, as if he was becoming more and more certain of something. His expression gradually became excited, and he quickly said something to the other end of the phone, hung up the phone, and walked over here.

It was easy to see what Munechika was thinking. Edogawa Ranpo turned around and naturally saw the man. He smiled as usual and said, "I just want to see it. Don't mind it. This place is also very good."

"There will soon be something better than dolphins."

Before Munechika knew what Mr. Ranpo was talking about, someone approached him and patted him on the shoulder.

"Um, um! Sorry!"

Munechika turned around unexpectedly. He judged the area to be harmless based on the sound of footsteps and the atmosphere, so he kept his distance.

The man in the suit took a step back, bowed and begged sincerely, his palms sweating: "Are you the gentleman who performed live on TV the day before yesterday? Can you please help me? I will pay you handsomely!"